Churchill Crocodile

This page is about the premium British heavy tank Churchill Crocodile. For other versions, see Churchill (Family).

Churchill Crocodile

Churchill Crocodile

Britain

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.7	4.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Heavy tank

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII (A22F) Crocodile is a premium gift rank III British heavy tank with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season IX, "Smell of Victory".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull152 / 95 / 51

Turret152 / 95 / 95

Crew5 people

Visibility87 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	152 mm Front Plate 57.15 mm (66-67°) Front Glacis 139 mm (24°) Lower Glacis 95 mm Flamethrower Port	95 mm	50.8 mm (1°) Top 25.4 mm (64°) Bottom	15.88-19.05 mm
Turret	152 mm (20°) Turret Front 152 mm (26°) Gun Mantlet	95.25 mm	95.25 mm (1°)	20 mm
Cupola	152 mm	152 mm	152 mm	20 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB22 / 3 km/h

RB and SB21 / 3 km/h

Number of gears4 forward

1 back

Weight45.2 t

Engine power

AB668 hp

RB and SB350 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB14.8 hp/t

RB and SB7.7 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	22	3	45.2	_,___	668	__.__	14.78
Realistic	21	3		_,___	350	__.__	7.74

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 523

RB1 755

SB1 905

Crew training10 000

Experts210 000

Aces550

Research Aces790 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 100 / 140 / 150 %

2 × 154 / 154 / 154 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 75mm_britain_APCBC_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism 75mm_us_M89_Smoke_ammo_pack

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm OQF Mk.V cannon

Ammunition84 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

6.5 → 5.0 s

Vertical guidance-12° / 20°

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75 mm OQF Mk.V					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	84	-12°/+20°	±180°	N/A	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M72 shot	AP	91	88	78	67	57	49
M61 shot	APCBC	103	100	89	77	66	57
M48 shell	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
M72 shot	AP	619	6.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
M61 shot	APCBC	618	6.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
M48 shell	HE	463	6.3	0	0.1	666	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M89	259	3	13	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
84	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

Flamethrower

Ammunition800 rounds

Belt capacity800 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

0.1 → 0.1 s

Fire rate1 200 shots/min

Vertical guidance-15° / 23°

Horizontal guidance-15° / 14°

7.92 mm BESA machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition9 450 rounds

Belt capacity225 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

As the flamethrower is unable to penetrate fully armoured vehicles, it is ineffective damage-wise against most tanks that a player will encounter. Due to the weight of fuel, flamethrowers can only hit targets at relatively short ranges.

However, this weapon is particularly useful for eliminating exposed crew members in open-topped vehicles and SPAA. For example, if a Churchill Crocodile shot flames at a Pz.IV H, it would take no damage. A Sd.Kfz. 6/2, however, would be burnt down within a few seconds.

This weapon is located in the bow gun position, replacing the machine gun mounted in the regular Churchill VII. As such, it has a very limited traverse and is dependent on the hull position for horizontal targeting. Vertical guidance is quite good, which can allow it to reach targets at short ranges outside of point-blank. Unfortunately, the slow speed of the Crocodile can make it difficult to get within range, so players will need to use the vertical limit to 'lob' shots onto the enemy.

In attacking enemies that are fully armoured, a Churchill Crocodile can use its flamethrower to temporarily blind or distract the enemy. Fully armoured vehicles can be shot with flames to blind and confuse them which can allow the Crocodile to shoot back or reposition itself. Fire can serve as a deterrent to vehicles with exposed crew from getting too close, something that can be problematic for a Churchill tank.

It should be noted that since this weapon is very unique, enemies will know a Churchill Crocodile is around when the flamethrower is used. When it is not in use, the fuel trailer is a major indicator of the vehicle. If this fuel tank is destroyed, it will explode. The tank crew will be unharmed, but the weapon system will be rendered unusable.

Flamethrower
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Hull	800 (800)	1,200	-5°/+30°	±15°

7.92 mm BESA
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	9,450 (225)	600	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

The Churchill Crocodile is not too different from the Churchill VII, being a modified version with a flamethrower weapon in the bow gunner position.

The flamethrower is useful against open-topped vehicle, but otherwise the Churchill Crocodile's offensive capabilities remain the same as the Churchill VII with the 75 mm gun. Due to the 75 mm's low penetration and situational use of the flamethrower, it is recommended to work and rely on teammates to help destroy the enemy.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Access to a flamethrower, effective against open topped vehicles
• Same tough armour of the Churchill VII

Cons:

• Flamethrower fuel is vulnerable to being shot
• Inadequate 75 mm gun, same as the one on the Churchill VII
• Slow reverse speed

History

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Media

Videos

Battle Pass: Smell of Victory discusses the Churchill Crocodile at 01:33 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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• reference to the series of the vehicles;
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External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: Churchill Crocodile